Where does “earh” come from?
earh (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.
earh (Old English): cowardly; arrow
Ancestry of “earh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *arhu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arhwō | arrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érkʷo- | bow, arrow |
Words derived from “earh”